The Wedding Party, Three Wise Men… 10 movies you should see this weekend

Some movies leave one with a feeling of glee while some poorly executed flicks makes one want to puke, punch someone and throw a tantrum – all at once.

To help you avoid such a situation that’d leave you fuming out of the cinema in utter disgust, TheCable Lifestyle recommends the following movies.

Brother Jekwu

Synopsis: The movie follows a village champion with an ‘earthquake English,’ who travels from Nigeria to Kenya to work for a female boss.

Run time: 103 mins

Synopsis: The story is told from two points of view: that of a young pregnant woman, and her husband, a soldier accused of being involved in the 1976 military coup and assassination of Murtala Mohammed, who was then Nigeria’s head of state.

Run time: 118 mins

Keeping up with the Joneses

Synopsis: A suburban couple becomes embroiled in an international espionage plot when they discover that their seemingly perfect new neighbors are government spies.

Run time: 105 mins

Three Wise men

Synopsis: The three wise men is a dramatic comedy that humorously presents the follies of three aged men. The comedy satirizes the actions and intents of three elderly men in their mid/late 60’s who struggle to relive their lost youth.

Run time: 100 mins

The Wedding Party

Synopsis: Set in Lagos, Nigeria, ‘The Wedding Party’ is the story of Dunni Coker (Adesua Etomi), a 24-year-old art gallery owner and only daughter of her parents about to marry the love of her life, IT entrepreneur Dozie (Banky W). The couple took a vow of chastity and is looking forward to a ground-breaking first night together as a married couple.

Run time: 105 mins

Colourless

Synopsis: Colorless” is a thrilling drama which shows that hatred has a limited. Dave and Ralph are twin brothers. An accident on their tenth birthday left Dave incapacitated. Now, years later he is bent on destroying the life of his twin, Ralph and that of everyone else around them.

Run time: 90 mins

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Synopsis: The rebellion makes a risky move to steal the plans for the Death Star, setting up the epic saga to follow.

Underworld 5: Bloodwars

Synopsis: Vampire death dealer, Selene (Kate Beckinsale) fights to end the eternal war between the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her.

Run time: 95 mins

Assassin’s Creed

Synopsis: When Callum Lynch explores the memories of ais ancestor Aguilar and gains the skills of a master assassin, he discovers he is a descendant of the secret assassins society.

Run time: 140 mins

Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them

Synopsis: The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York’s secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school.